My answer to the 'Raising Harry' challenge brought up in the yahoo group
AlbusandMinerva....here we go
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The sleek-furred Tabby cat sat on the cold stone wall, her narrow
eyes moving up and down the dark street. She wa quite an odd cat,
a bird sat right next to her for five minutes and she didn't move.
Her tail did twitch a few times though....Finally an old man appeared
at the end of the street, out of midair it seemed. The Tabby's eyes
narrowed even more and her tail thumped against the stone. The man's
name was Albus Dumbledore. He didn't take notice he was wearing a
old wizard's hat on a suburban street at midnight, instead he took out
what appeared to be a lighter. In seconds all of the street lamps went
out, burying the two in darkness. The cat meowed and caught
Dumbledore's attention.
" My dear Minerva, fancy seeing you here..." He smiled at the cat, but
it had gone. In the tabby's place was Professor Minerva Mcgonagall, her
black hair slightly askew.
" Albus..has it really happened?" His eyes darkened. He made a motion
for her to walk with him and the two set off down the street.
" Peter is gone....you-know-who is missing from his head-"
" Minerva, surely you can say the creature's name." He smiled soflty
as she blushed.
" You, oh noble husband of mine, can talk!" Now he turned red.
But his wife took no notice of this, and aked again.
" What has happened? Did.....did you find Peter? Is he alright?"
He shook his head. No then. She turned pale.
" I'm really worried Albus. What if he's been-!" She bit her lip.
It was obvious she didn't want to hear herself say the inevitable
words. He put an arm around her sholder, allowing her to rest her head on
his own. She sniffed in spite of herself.
"I will go warn Lil-" But he stopped. A witch in a tartan nightdress
appeared in front of them. Dumbledore let Minerva go.
" Something up Arabella?" The witch nodded.
" The Potters have been attacked. All three are presumed dead."
Albus and Minerva dissaperated to Godric's Hollow. Arabella broke
down and cried.
" God help us............."
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The sleek-furred Tabby cat sat on the cold stone wall, her narrow
eyes moving up and down the dark street. She wa quite an odd cat,
a bird sat right next to her for five minutes and she didn't move.
Her tail did twitch a few times though....Finally an old man appeared
at the end of the street, out of midair it seemed. The Tabby's eyes
narrowed even more and her tail thumped against the stone. The man's
name was Albus Dumbledore. He didn't take notice he was wearing a
old wizard's hat on a suburban street at midnight, instead he took out
what appeared to be a lighter. In seconds all of the street lamps went
out, burying the two in darkness. The cat meowed and caught
Dumbledore's attention.
" My dear Minerva, fancy seeing you here..." He smiled at the cat, but
it had gone. In the tabby's place was Professor Minerva Mcgonagall, her
black hair slightly askew.
" Albus..has it really happened?" His eyes darkened. He made a motion
for her to walk with him and the two set off down the street.
" Peter is gone....you-know-who is missing from his head-"
" Minerva, surely you can say the creature's name." He smiled soflty
as she blushed.
" You, oh noble husband of mine, can talk!" Now he turned red.
But his wife took no notice of this, and aked again.
" What has happened? Did.....did you find Peter? Is he alright?"
He shook his head. No then. She turned pale.
" I'm really worried Albus. What if he's been-!" She bit her lip.
It was obvious she didn't want to hear herself say the inevitable
words. He put an arm around her sholder, allowing her to rest her head on
his own. She sniffed in spite of herself.
"I will go warn Lil-" But he stopped. A witch in a tartan nightdress
appeared in front of them. Dumbledore let Minerva go.
" Something up Arabella?" The witch nodded.
" The Potters have been attacked. All three are presumed dead."
Albus and Minerva dissaperated to Godric's Hollow. Arabella broke
down and cried.
" God help us............."